1. RGF Executive Search
Aligning Asia’s Finest
Corporate Presentation
Oil & Gas / Energy / Chemical
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2. Recruit Company Profile
RGF Executive Search, also known as “Recruit Global Family”, is the executive search arm of Recruit
Co., Ltd. - Japan's largest recruiting and information services business founded since 1960 in Tokyo.
With an annual revenues of approximately USD 10 billion, has more than 6,000 employees span
across the region. The group’s products and services are categorized into 8 business divisions serving
both consumers and businesses.
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3. RGF Company Profile
RGF Executive Search, one of the leaders in the executive search industry, takes a holistic approach to
the business of finding outstanding management talent for our clients. We work closely with our
clients to understand their needs, leveraging our personal networks as well as systematically
researching and uncovering new talent.
We interview candidates thoroughly not only to understand their experience and qualifications but
also to get to the heart of their management style and how they get things done. In this way, we can
determine the optimum fit for both sides.
Our client relationships are on-going and we are regularly engaged in repeat business, building out
whole leadership teams. Through long term partnerships, we are able to track the positive impact our
candidates make on the client organization, where they frequently exceed expectations.
RGF Executive’s area of expertise includes Healthcare Lifescience, Oil & Gas / Energy/
Chemical, Information Technology, Industrial and Functional – Human Resource
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4. Bó-Lè Company Profile
RGF has completed a 14.3% of the total shares acquisition and finalized a business agreement with Bó
Lè Associates in September 6, 2010
Bó Lè Associates is the largest executive search and selection company in China with over 15 years of
operating experience. The company has 10 offices in China which are
Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Suzhou, Chengdu, Dalian, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Chongqing, and Hong
Kong. Bó Lè Associates’ ASEAN network includes Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the
Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand.
On a global level, Bó Lè Associates specializes in the executive search business, focusing on
multinational companies and locally based clients for senior management positions. The company
also offers broad human resource services under the BRecruit brand, for a variety of levels, from
junior managers to regular staff.
Through this partnership with Bó Lè Associates, the Recruit Group will be able to expand its services
throughout Asia and introduce not only Japanese-speaking but also English-speaking and local
language-speaking staff to prospective employers.
By bringing together Bó Lè Associates‘ assets and the extensive know-how of the Recruit
Group, Recruit aims to provide high-quality recruitment services in tune with the needs of both
clients and jobseekers.
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5. Corporate Footprint
Dalian Sapporo
Beijing Sendai
Seoul
Tianjin Tokyo
Nagoya/Shizuoka
Suzhou Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto
Chengdu Fukuoka/ Hiroshima/Okayama
Shanghai
New Delhi
Chongqing
Taipei
Guangzhou
Mumbai Shenzhen
Hong Kong
Hanoi
Bangalore Manila
Bangkok
Ho Chi Minh City
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Jakarta
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6. Values & Services
 Our Services
Retained Search
Exclusive Contingency Search
 Our Focus
Quality and Speed. We take a holistic approach to finding
outstanding management talent to meet your short and long-term
objectives and drive your business forward
 Our Values
Integrity, Trust and Quality drives our relationships with our
stakeholders
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7. Extensive Search Process
 Receive client brief
 Develop Position Description
 Develop “Critical Success Factors” document
 Prepare target list
 Perform market mapping
 Research and identify candidates
 Approach candidates
 Interview candidates
 Assess candidates on experience, leadership
competencies, values and culture fit
 Present candidates to client
 Manage client interviews with selected candidates
 Reference finalist candidates
 Manage offer and negotiation
 Perform ongoing follow-up
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8. Management Profile
Jason Dacaret
Managing Director – RGF Executive, Singapore
Board of Directors – CDS, Tokyo
Jason co-founded CDS in Tokyo in April 1998 with Simon Childs and helped grow CDS and CDS
Executive into the leading executive search company in Japan, offering a hybrid mix of retained and
contingency search solutions to global clients. CDS was acquired by Recruit Inc. (Japan's largest recruiting
and information services business with revenues of approximately USD $10 billion) in January 2008 and
now serves as the hub of Recruit's Asian executive search business under the RGF Executive brand.
Jason has been based in Singapore since February 2010 and is responsible for RGF Executive's Singapore
and South East Asia operation. He remains a Director on the CDS board in Tokyo.
He has spent more than fifteen years in Asia. For the last fourteen years, Jason has worked in executive
search and business consultancy in Asia. Prior to co-founding CDS in 1998, he worked as an executive
search consultant in a Japanese executive search & market entry firm with a focus in the Consumer Goods
sector. Jason has completed a number of executive level searches, including president, country
manager, vice president and senior level functional director roles in sales, marketing, finance, and human
resources for Fortune 500 clients, and for small to medium sized corporations.
Jason is originally from California. He earned an MBA from the University Of Chicago, Booth School of
Business and has a B.S. in Business Administration with a focus in international business and marketing.
In his free time, Jason is an avid futsal (five-a-side soccer) player and captained his team to the Recruiter's
Cup championship in Tokyo in 2008 and to the finals in 2007 and 2009. He also enjoys biking, running, and
windsurfing.
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9. Oil & Gas Team
Stella Tan-Labarrère
Senior Consultant
Oil & Gas / Energy / Chemical
Stella possesses more than 10 years of working experience in commercial roles within Engineering MNCs and
executive retained recruitment. Prior to moving into recruitment, Stella worked in various corporate
functions, advising management on strategic marketing, competitors analysis and country strategy plan.
With a strong commercial background in a niche engineering-focused environment, her search delivery
includes providing insights on market intelligence, market trend, talent movement, competitors analysis and
compensation & benefits benchmarking.
Stella has successfully delivered C-Level and key regional management roles in Malaysia, South
Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong and China, within the Oil & Gas, Energy and Chemical Industries.
Her placements include roles such as Country Manager, Business Development Director, Commercial
Leader, APAC, Regional Marketing Director, APMEA, Senior Vice President, Energy, Managing
Director, Regional Sales Director, ASEAN and Project Director, FPSO.
Stella is fluent in French, Mandarin, Cantonese and Taiwanese. She started her career in Los Angeles and
subsequently spent 4 years in France and 7 years working in Singapore, Malaysia and Sydney. She holds a
Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Communication from University of Hawaii and a diploma in French from
Université de Nancy ,Faculté de Lettre France.
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10. Oil & Gas Team
Farid Jahanian
Manager, Technology Team
RGF HR Agent
Farid is the Manager of the Technology Team; focusing on the Local and Regional market for IT
professionals, whether for Contract or Permanent resource across the Engineering, Oil &
Gas, Mining, Commercial, Transport and Pharmaceutical sectors all of which demand candidates with unique
backgrounds.
Farid has over thirteen years’ recruitment experience across a variety of sectors and different geographic
markets. Farid has a deep knowledge of recruitment which has been successfully applied to a range of client
needs from volume recruitment campaigns and retained executive search, to permanent and contract
recruitment across a range of disciplines. Farid started his career in the UK working in the Hi-Tech Engineering
market before moving into the IT world in 2003. In the UK Farid worked with some of the leading IT recruitment
businesses, working as an Account Director he established key client relationships, in the UK
Engineering, Transport, Public and Pharmaceutical sectors.
Farid relocated to Singapore in 2010, establishing a successful Technology division. His knowledge and
background in IT Recruitment allowed him to recruit and place IT candidates where clients need them no
matter the skill set or location. Farid holds a Bachelor of Science (Economics) from Loughborough University, UK.
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11. Oil & Gas Team
Gavin Smith
Consultant, Finance & Accounting
Oil & Gas / Energy / Chemical
Gavin initially started his career as an executive researcher for a commodities headhunting firm. During
his time as a researcher he was responsible for market mapping a vast range of markets including: APAC
oil (across the barrel) traders & operators, non-ferrous and ferrous traders & operators, CFOs, Finance
directors and Finance controllers.
With his vast market knowledge and passion for finance Gavin started recruiting for finance & accounting
within the Oil & Gas, Energy and Chemical Industries. With a strong track record in research and
recruitment Gavin has successfully supported leading commodity companies in
Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines on various finance roles including: Finance
Directors, Regional Financial Controllers, Finance Managers, Financial Analyst and Business Analysts.
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12. Oil & Gas Team
Daphne Ong
Consultant, Project Delivery
Oil & Gas / Energy / Chemical
Daphne is a professional regional recruiter with proven track record of Mid to Senior Management level
positions. She started her staffing career from a retained executive search background. Over the years, she
has worked on both retained and contingent searches, focusing on Commercial and Technical roles for
industries such as Healthcare & Life Sciences, Oil & Gas, Chemical and Industrial. Daphne has also
successfully conducted remote searches across the region and is skilled in providing Talent Mapping, Search
Strategies and Market Research solutions to clients.
Daphne graduated from Hawaii Pacific University and prior to her staffing career, she was a Business
Development Manager with an Events Management & Consulting company under the platform of Singapore
Economic Development Board, focusing on Global events as well as investment and funding activities.
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13. Oil & Gas Team
Joyce Chia
Associate Consultant
Oil & Gas / Energy / Chemical
Joyce started her recruitment career from a retained executive search background, specialised in Japanese
companies in the Asia Pacific region. Her retained and contingent searches for senior level positions in
various engineering industries such as Semiconductor, Automotive, Chemical, Power, Aviation and Water.
She is experienced in Talent Mapping, Search Strategies and Market Research.
Prior to her career in the recruitment industry, she was the Regional Franchise Manager for a reputable
product in the automotive and architectural industry for over ten years focusing on marketing and
servicing franchisees on a global basis. She was also instrumental in staff training for start-up countries
like Hong Kong, Vietnam and Oman.
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14. Oil & Gas Recruitment Focus
Companies specialization:
 Upstream
Searching for the recovery and production of crude oil and natural
gas
 Mid stream
Processes, stores, markets and transports commodities such as
crude oil, natural gas, Natural Gas Liquids and Liquefied Natural
Gas
 Downstream
Refining of crude oil and the selling and distribution of natural gas
and products derived from crude oil
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15. Environment Recruitment Focus
Companies specialization:
 Power
Chemistry, equipment and services that produce power more
efficiently by using coal, combined cycle, gas, nuclear and oil
 Energy
Processes, stores, markets and transports commodities such as
crude oil, natural gas, Natural Gas Liquids and Liquefied Natural
Gas
 Services
Expertise, consultancy and services required to optimize energy
consumptions
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16. Chemical Recruitment Focus
Companies specialization:
 Basic Chemicals
Categorized as polymers, bulk petrochemicals and
intermediates, other derivatives and basic industrials, inorganic
chemicals, and fertilizers
 Life Sciences
Differentiate chemical and biological
substances, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, animal health
products, vitamins and pesticides
 Specialty Chemicals
Products include electronic chemicals, industrial gases, adhesives
and sealants as well as coatings, industrial and institutional
cleaning chemicals, and catalysts
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17. Positions Coverage
Commercial Non-Commercial
 Human Resource  Research & Development
 Finance Technical
 Supply Chain / Logistics  Engineering
 Sales / Business Development  Product
 Marketing  Project Management
 Commercial / Market  Project Finance
Development  Operations
 General Management  Safety
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18. Examples of Successful APAC Searches
Position Company Description
ATS Solution Architect & Team Leader Fortune 100 Energy company
R&D Director Fortune 100 Energy company
Commercial Leader, ASEAN Fortune 100 Energy company
Sales Manager, Energy Services Fortune 100 Energy company
Sales & Marketing Manager, APAC Fortune 100 Energy company
Managing Director European based Oil & Gas Company
Head of Operations, Services European based Oil & Gas Company
Project Director, FPSO European based Oil & Gas Company
Business Development Manager, Asia European based Oil & Gas Company
Group Financial Controller European based Oil & Gas Company
Head of Business Development European based Energy Company
Regional Sales & Marketing Director European based Energy Company
Technical Director European based Energy Company
Head of Engineering European based Energy Company
Country Manager, ASEAN US based Oil & Gas Company
Senior Regional Marketing Manager US based Oil & Gas Company
Country Manager US based Oil & Gas Company
Regional Contract Manager US Chemical based Company
Sales Manager, Coatings US Chemical based Company
Technical Director US Chemical based Company
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19. THANK YOU
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